Huntington Beach Police Department arrests two suspects, seizes about $1 million worth of drugs

The Huntington Beach Police Department has arrested two suspects and seized drugs with a wholesale value of more than $1 million as part of an ongoing investigation into a drug trafficking organization based out of Mexico.

The two suspects, males aged 21 and 29, were taken into custody Tuesday night in the city of Bell, Huntington Beach Police Department spokeswoman Jennifer Carey said. Their names have not been released due to the ongoing investigation.

At the time of the arrest, one suspect was in possession of 20 pounds of suspected methamphetamines, Carey said. After a search warrant was served at the suspect’s residence, detectives recovered 370 more pounds of suspected methamphetamines, 17 kilograms of suspected cocaine and fentanyl and two handguns.

HBPD detectives have been investigating the drug trafficking organization after learning about distribution taking place in Los Angeles and Orange counties, Carey said. The investigation took place throughout October, leading to the identification of multiple suspects.

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